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#181EC6

#181ec6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#181ec6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 11.76% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.88% cyan, 84.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 237.93°, with 78.38% saturation and 43.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.052

Complementary

  1. #181ec6
  2. #c6c018

Split complementary

  1. #181ec6
  2. #c66918
  3. #75c618

Analogous

  1. #1875c6
  2. #181ec6
  3. #6918c6

Triadic

  1. #181ec6
  2. #c6181e
  3. #1ec618

Tetradic

  1. #181ec6
  2. #c018c6
  3. #c6c018
  4. #1ec618

Square

  1. #181ec6
  2. #c61875
  3. #c6c018
  4. #18c669

Monochromatic

  1. #07093e
  2. #101482
  3. #181ec6
  4. #4248e8
  5. #878af0

Shades

#181ec6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #181ec6
  2. #161bb2
  3. #13189e
  4. #11158b
  5. #0e1277
  6. #0c0f63
  7. #0a0c4f
  8. #07093b
  9. #050628
  10. #020314
  11. #000000

Tints

#181ec6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #181ec6
  2. #2f35cc
  3. #464bd1
  4. #5d62d7
  5. #7478dd
  6. #8c8fe3
  7. #a3a5e8
  8. #babcee
  9. #d1d2f4
  10. #e8e9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#181ec6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #181ec6
  2. #2228bf
  3. #2d32b8
  4. #373bb1
  5. #4245aa
  6. #4c4fa3
  7. #56599c
  8. #616395
  9. #6b6c8e
  10. #767687
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #34368b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005776 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00469c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-181ec6 {
  color: #181ec6;
}
Background
.bg-181ec6 {
  background-color: #181ec6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-181ec6 {
  border: 2px solid #181ec6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #181ec6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 30 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 78% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-181ec6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #181ec6, #6918c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-181ec6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 30 198 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.97 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.69 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.12 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.37 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.79 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.94 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.63 #e7e139 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#181ec6  rgb(24, 30, 198)  hsl(238, 78%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#c6c018  rgb(198, 192, 24)  hsl(58, 78%, 44%)  Citrine
#c6181e  rgb(198, 24, 30)  hsl(358, 78%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#1ec618  rgb(30, 198, 24)  hsl(118, 78%, 44%)  Lime Green